“The Hunger Games” star Josh Hutcherson will star in and also produce an indie psychological thriller called “Ape”, according to The Wrap. Miguel Sapochnik will direct from a script by newcomer Jon Johnston, and Hutcherson will play a young man who struggles “with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret.” Hutcherson, a child actor [...]
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- 5/22/2013
- by Linda Ge
- UpandComers
Josh Hutcherson will star in Ape.
The Hunger Games actor is also set to produce the psychological thriller, according to The Wrap.
The film is described as "the dramatic tale of a young man's struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret".
Miguel Sapochnik (Repo Men) will direct, while the script is written by Jon Johnston.
Hutcherson is currently filming crime drama Paradise Lost alongside Benicio Del Toro.
His Hunger Games co-stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Claflin are at the Cannes Film Festival, promoting upcoming sequel Catching Fire.
Watch a teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire below:
Hunger Games in pictures:...
The Hunger Games actor is also set to produce the psychological thriller, according to The Wrap.
The film is described as "the dramatic tale of a young man's struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret".
Miguel Sapochnik (Repo Men) will direct, while the script is written by Jon Johnston.
Hutcherson is currently filming crime drama Paradise Lost alongside Benicio Del Toro.
His Hunger Games co-stars Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Sam Claflin are at the Cannes Film Festival, promoting upcoming sequel Catching Fire.
Watch a teaser trailer for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire below:
Hunger Games in pictures:...
- 5/22/2013
- Digital Spy
Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games) has a pretty long and varied resume, bouncing from one genre of movie to the next and regardless of the final product he serves his purpose and usually goes unscathed in criticism. I.m not sure we.ve seen him channel anything that would make him a good lead in a thriller though. But that may soon change. He.ll have a chance to prove himself in the dark psychological drama Ape, which The Wrap reports he will produce through his JetLag Productions banner along with Bree Herzog.s Atomic Owl Pictures. The script was written by newcomer Jon Johnston, and the film will be directed by Miguel Sapochnik, whose only directorial film credit is 2010.s perfectly average Repo Men. Beyond that, Sapochnik has directed a bunch of TV episodes on series such as House M.D., Fringe and most recently Revolution, and he also ...
- 5/22/2013
- cinemablend.com
After conquering "The Hunger Games," Josh Hutcherson is set to star in the dark psychological thriller "Ape" for Atomic Owl Pictures and JetLag Productions. Miguel Sapochnik ("Repo Men") will direct the film from a script by newcomer Jon Johnston. Bree Herzog is producing for Atomic Owl along with JetLag's Hutcherson, Michelle Fightmaster and Ric Beddingfield. ICM Partners will handle worldwide rights. "Ape" is a dramatic tale of a young man's struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret. "We strongly believe in the global appeal of this project and we're excited to...
- 5/22/2013
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
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